I think this lens is a fun lens to shoot when you want a certain look. I would not shoot landscapes with it. It produces soft borders with a surprisingly sharp center. The bokeh is certainly Pentax which I like. Focus is smooth and build is solid and light as a feather.

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My Dad had the Pentax Auto 110 camera when I was around 10 years old. A little plastic Kodak 110 camera was mine, but I got to take pictures with Dad's tiny SLR from time to time and I loved it. I really loved focusing that camera. I learned the basics of taking pictures from my Dad, so receiving a set of Auto 110 lenses from eBay today is a real nostalgia trip.

I took some photos with the 24mm at the office this afternoon. It's amazing how much the resultant images look like the photos taken by my Dad on 110 film. The narrow depth of field you get from that fixed 2.8 f-stop means there's often something out of focus in the frame and too often it's your subject. The photos have too much contrast and lack color. I thought the small 110 film negative was the culprit, but maybe it's a quality of lens itself.

I've seen sharp images from this 24mm online, so maybe I got a bad one. The best images I've seen from Auto 110 lenses seem to come from the 18mm. I went out tonight and took some shots with it. I think they have a nice quality.

Side note -- the 24mm FOV is really, really nice. The Panasonic 20mm 1.7 usually feels lonely and too wide for me, so I rarely use it. The 28mm Canon FD 2.8 is often on my E-P2, and though I like the FOV it feels a little too tight. I think 24mm feels just right for casual use for me.

I like this one. Taken in a parking lot where sodium vapor lights abound.

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Great little lens, it's on my camera nearly 24/7 since I got it. If you can pick one up for a good price, get it.

Side note about the RainbowImaging adapter; it's very stable and focuses just barely past infinity (pretty much what I expect from most adapters). However, the lever you have to push is VERY stiff when you first get it, and almost impossible to reach if you put the 50mm lens on it. If you're planning on swapping lenses in the field bring a Bic pen with you to reach the lever.

The adapter came out pretty ghetto looking, but it beats paying 80 bucks for an adapter with iris control.

The silicone is use to block the outside light and dust from entering the sensor. I will eventually replace the red silicone to black color to make it better looking, and maybe paint the metal part if i'm not lazy... lol The ring and chain that you see there is use to pull/push to control the diaphragm.

The 18mm and 24mm have vignette, but minimal. I usually carry around the 24mm due to its size. And I find the 50mm lens to be the sharpest.

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just found this thread, but I was familiar with the ones for the 24mm, 50mm and the 70mm
I had the opportunity to use the 18mm and even if it does vignette and is much softer on the edges than the 50 and 70, I find it still very usable
Here is a stitched panorama of a glorious sunset